386 THE ZOOLOGIST. 
that my imperfect list may elicit a more complete one by way of 
correction. —W. H. Heaton (Meadow Croft, Reigate). 
Norfolk: additional Local Names.—Yhe Norfolk and Norwich 
Naturalists’ Society have just published the fourth part of the 
second volume of their ‘Transactions, in which J find the 
following Norfolk names of birds, not included in my recently 
published list (pp. 287—290) :—- 
Avocet. Shoe-awl. Female Goldeneye. Little Rattlewing 
Spotted Crake. Quail. (the name of “ Rattlewing” only 
Tufted Duck. Golden-eye; Arp. being applied to the male bird). 
Teal. Crick. hace different species of Merganser. 
Garganey. Summer Crick. Sawyer. 
These names are contained in two letters written by the late 
Rev. 8. Girdlestone, of Great Yarmouth, in 1824 and 1829 ?— 
J. H. Gurney (Northrepps Hall). 
Oxfordshire: additional Local Names.—Since | last wrote to 
you on the subject of local names of animals in Oxfordshire 
(p. 291), 1 have been enabled, chiefly by a perusal of Beesley’s 
‘History of Banbury, published in 1841, to gain some more. 
particulars. The work has a capital flora of the district, and a 
few pages on the fauna. 
Polecat. Fitchet (Beesley). Greenfinch. Green Linnet. 
Mole. Want* (Beesley). Heron. Hern; Mollhern. 
Common Shrew. Hardy Mouse| Laudrail. Corn Crake. 
(Beesley). Red-legged Partridge. Frenchman ; 
Field Vole (A. agrestis). Short-tailed French Partridge. 
Mouse ; Meadow Mouse. Long-tailed Titmouse. Buwm-barrel. 
Little Grebe. Didapper ; didabber. | Wryneck. Cuckoo’s-mate. 
Shakspeare wrote, “ Like a dive- Ten-spined Stickleback. Jack Ban- 
dapper peering through a wave”; nell ( Beesley). 
so that the name, with a slight | fab Red-eye ; Finscale (Beesley). 
alteration, still remains. 
1 am much obliged to the Editor for the derivation of the name 
“ Quick-me-dick,” which no doubt is correct. The term “ Wet-my- 
lip,” found in use in West Norfolk by Mr. Gurney, is additional 
evidence of this. I believe several trisyllabic words are used, both 
in England and on the Continent, to designate the Quail’s note.— 
C. MatrHew Prior (The Avenue, Bedford). 
* Want = Mole. Amongst the Sloane MSS., No. 2584, is a receipt “for to take 
wontis,” Still in use.—Halliwell’s ‘ Dict. Arch. and Proy, Words,’ p. 915, 
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